Gas-burner and self-igniter.



PAT-BNTBD MAY '26,11903.

c.. T. WIL'I-.SOILA GAS BURNER AND 'SELF IGNITBR. y

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 9,1903.

N0 MODEL.

IIHININ I Patented May 26, 1903.y

PATENT GFFICE.

CHARLES THE-RON wILLsoN, or .AMENIA, NEW YORK.

GAS-BURNER AND "sELF-icmTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters rafters. No. 729,471, dated May2e, 1903.

` y Application filed February 9, 1963. Serial No. 142,499. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLESy THERON WILLSON,a citizen of the UnitedStates, re' siding at Amenia, in the county of Dutchessand State of NewYork, have invented certhe construction and combination of devicesV`tain new and useful Improvements in Gras-l Burners and Self-Igniters'ofwhich the following isa specification.

My invention. relates to improvements in self-igniting gas-burners5andvit consists in hereinafter described and claimed.

One object of my invention is to effect im?v provements in theconstruction of the valvelv Which controls the admission of gasto the Afurther object of my invention is to combine one element of thegas-controlling valve with an element which is automatically operated bythegas-pressure to automatically regulate the flow of gas to the burnerand to cause the gas to be instantly ignited when the same is turned on.y A

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view ofaself-igniting gas-burner, illustratingone embodiment of my invention.Fig. 2 is a top plan view oiv the same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectionalView of the liquid-container and movable tubular element whichconstitute the-gas-valve.

In the embodiment of my invention I provide a gas-receiver, whichis hereshown as aY cup 1, having a nipple 2 centrally disposed.

in its lowerl side and adapted to be coupled to a gas-pipe. The innerend of the nipple is closed by the central portion 3 of the bottom ofthe cup l, and the said central portion is provided with gas-passages 4.On the upper side of the cup is a diaphragm 5, which may be made ofleather, rubber, or other suitable material and which constitutes anelement movable in one direction by gaspressure in the gas-receiver. Thesaid diaphragm is here shown as secured on the up` per edge of the cup lby a ring 6, which' is clamped to the cup by screws 7, the outer edge ofthe diaphragm being compressed between the upper edge of the cup andthelower side of the said ring. Across the center of the latter is abridge-bar 8, which is disposed on its upper side. The ring 6 is inpractice provided also on its upper side with upstanding lugs 9 toengage the lower side of a suit- :able globe 10, which is indicated indotted lines in Fig. '1, the said lugs being provided with 'the'usualscrews'll to secure the globe in place.

A tube 12 projects upwardly from the center of the bridge-'bar 8 and hasits lower end reduced to form ascrew-threaded nipple 13,which'is'engaged with a threaded opening in the center-.of thebridge-bar, the extreme lower en d of thesaid screw-threaded nipplebeing provided with a flange-head 14. To the upper end of the said tubel2'is attached `a burner-tip 15, which may be of any suitableconstruction. The bridge-bar is further provided at a suitable distanceto one side of the 'tube 12 with an internally-threaded lug 16, in whichis fitted an insulating sleeve or .bushing 17. In the latteris fittedthe lower end of adetachable conducting-post 18, which is provided atits upper end with a detachable electrode 19, which extends at its outerend over or in proximity to `the jet-orice of the jet-tip'l. Abinding-post 20 Ais electrically connected to the bridge-bar 8, which isa conductor.Y A rocking post 2l is pivotally and also electricallyconnected to the bridge-bar 8, as at 22, and is provided with a rock-arm23. The said rocking post 21, which is an electrical conductor, isprovided with a detachable electrode 24, which is carried thereby andmoves therewith and is adapted to coact with the electrode 19 to makeand break the electric circuit, 'including a battery a and a spark-coilb, the conducting-wires being indicated at c.

On the ndiaphragm Vis a weight 25. The same is here shown as secured tothe diaphragm by the movable tubular member 26 of the gas-valve, theupper end of the said movable tubular member being screwthreaded,engaged with,and passing through an opening in the center of. thediaphragm anda threaded opening in the center of theweight and havingits upper end provided with a iangehead 27. The said tubular member ofthe valve is further provided with a ange 28, which bears against theunder side of the diaphragm, and the extreme lower end of the saidmovable tubular member of the valve is here shown as tapered. Thesaidtubular movable member of the valve is disposed and vertically movablein the member 29 of the valve, said memberconstitutingacup-like elementadapted to contain a liquid, mercury being a suitable material, and thesame coacting with the tubular movablemember26to form aseal when thesaid member` 26 is in the lowered position shown in Fig. l andcompletely cut oil? the supply of gas to the burner. The liquid in thecontaining element 29, forming the trap 0r seal, is indicated at d. Theupper end of the element 29 is secured in a threaded opening in thecenter of the bottom of the cup 1 and Within the nipple 2.

A flexible gas-conducting tube 30, which may be made of rubber or anyother suitable material, has its ends connected to the dangeheads 14 27of the tube 12 and movable member of the gas-valve and serves to conductgas from the gas-receiver to the burner when the pressure in thegas-receiver is such as to move the diaphragm 5 and the weight 25thereon upwardly.

A link-rod 31 is pivotally connected to the weight and to the arm 23 ofthe rocking post 2l and communicates the motion of the diaphragm to thepost 21, thereby causing the electrodes to produce an electric sparkwhen the diaphragm rises, and thereby igniting the gas.

I do not desire to limit myself to the precise construction andcombination of devices herein shown and described, as it is evident thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit ofmy invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a burner, agas-receiver, having an element movable by gas-pressure, a seal vesseldetachably secured to and opening into the gas-receiver, agas-conducting element carried by said movable element and operating inthe seal vessel, and a flexible gas-conducting tube connected to thesaid gas- .conducting element and to the burner, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a gas-receiver having a seal vessel and a diaphragm, agas-conducting element carried by the diaphragm and coacting with theseal vessel to control the ow of gas from the receiver, a burner, and aflexible gas-conducting tube connecting the burner and saidgas-conducting element, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a gas-receiverhaving a sealchamber and an element movable by gaspressure, a burner, asupport therefor, a gasconducting element movable with the said movableelement and coacting with the said seal-chamber to control the flow ofgas from the receiver, a gas-conductor between said gas-conductingelement and the burner, and a gas-igniting device including a movableelement connected to and automatically operated by the movable elementof the gasre ceiver, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two witnesses.

CHARLES THERON WILLSON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE T. WILLsoN, F. P. HAMM.

